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Military expenditure share of GDP

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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Military expenditure share of GDP

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.95 Exact value 1.9507570350 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78815 · revision 1 Value 1.9507570350 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.9507570350 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.92 Exact value 1.9197587395 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78814 · revision 1 Value 1.9197587395 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.9197587395 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8551510213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78813 · revision 1 Value 1.8551510213 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8551510213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.87 Exact value 1.8740851906 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78812 · revision 1 Value 1.8740851906 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.8740851906 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.74 Exact value 1.7426002623 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78811 · revision 1 Value 1.7426002623 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.7426002623 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.69 Exact value 1.6867595737 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78810 · revision 1 Value 1.6867595737 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6867595737 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6461435449 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78809 · revision 1 Value 1.6461435449 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6461435449 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6187243079 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78808 · revision 1 Value 1.6187243079 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6187243079 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.61 Exact value 1.6090711811 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78807 · revision 1 Value 1.6090711811 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.6090711811 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5655365157 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78806 · revision 1 Value 1.5655365157 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.5655365157 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4584656168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78805 · revision 1 Value 1.4584656168 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4584656168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.53 Exact value 1.5315426213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78804 · revision 1 Value 1.5315426213 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.5315426213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.51 Exact value 1.5068588205 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78803 · revision 1 Value 1.5068588205 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.5068588205 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4646673286 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78802 · revision 1 Value 1.4646673286 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4646673286 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.42 Exact value 1.4202401545 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78801 · revision 1 Value 1.4202401545 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.4202401545 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3081114676 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78800 · revision 1 Value 1.3081114676 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3081114676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3750557468 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78799 · revision 1 Value 1.3750557468 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3750557468 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.3040228017 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78798 · revision 1 Value 1.3040228017 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3040228017 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3488268124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78797 · revision 1 Value 1.3488268124 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3488268124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3444122547 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78796 · revision 1 Value 1.3444122547 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3444122547 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3971018104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78795 · revision 1 Value 1.3971018104 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3971018104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3123392890 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78794 · revision 1 Value 1.3123392890 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3123392890 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3532931405 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78793 · revision 1 Value 1.3532931405 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3532931405 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2235249040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78792 · revision 1 Value 1.2235249040 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2235249040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1497978041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78791 · revision 1 Value 1.1497978041 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1497978041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1148130262 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78790 · revision 1 Value 1.1148130262 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1148130262 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1510714656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78789 · revision 1 Value 1.1510714656 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1510714656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1399854113 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78788 · revision 1 Value 1.1399854113 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1399854113 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2831048929 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78787 · revision 1 Value 1.2831048929 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2831048929 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.2992066064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78786 · revision 1 Value 1.2992066064 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2992066064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3737688531 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78785 · revision 1 Value 1.3737688531 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3737688531 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.2987707220 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78784 · revision 1 Value 1.2987707220 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.2987707220 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3677962735 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78783 · revision 1 Value 1.3677962735 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3677962735 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.01 Exact value 2.0122457125 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78782 · revision 1 Value 2.0122457125 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.0122457125 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.27 Exact value 2.2686290436 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78781 · revision 1 Value 2.2686290436 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2686290436 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.25 Exact value 3.2528520512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #78780 · revision 1 Value 3.2528520512 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.2528520512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:23 · source revision unspecified

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